Tag: New Cruise Ships

Next Princess Cruises Ship to Be Named Sky Princess

Chris Cardona
Sky Princess

Princess Cruises announced that the name for their next Royal-Class cruise ship will be Sky Princess. Currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Montfalcone, Italy, Sky Princess will join sister ships Royal Princess, Regal Princess and Majestic Princess. The 143,700 ton, 3,660-passenger vessel, due to arrive in October 2019, will feature an evolution of the successful design platform used for previous Royal-class ships. Sky Princess will include signature elements that have become synonymous with the brand’s best-in-class guest experience, and bring together the best features found on her Royal-class…

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Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos

Chris Cardona
Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos

Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos from the STX Shipyard in France show a lot of progress from last month. Highlights of the progress are the installation of the Splashaway Bay kids water park, the Rising Tide Bar, plus a lot of finishing details in Boardwalk, AquaTheater and Royal Promenade areas. Symphony of the Seas November Construction Photos Following her maiden voyage in March 2018, Symphony of the Seas will spend her inaugural summer season sailing to awe-inspiring destinations in the Mediterranean, visiting places such as Barcelona, Spain; Provence,…

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MSC Cruises Adds New Order for Two Seaside EVO Ships

Chris Cardona
Seaside EVO

During the handover festivities for the launch of the brand new MSC Seaside, MSC Cruises and Fincantieri shipyard announced order for two additional cruise ships. The Seaside EVO ships will be larger than the MSC Seaside and will be a further evolution of the Seaside Class prototype. MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago said: Following the new agreement between MSC Cruises and Fincantieri, the initial slot reservation agreement to build a third Seaside Class ship to be delivered in 2021 has been replaced to instead build the first of two…

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Elvis Duran Godfather of Norwegian Bliss

Chris Cardona
Elvis Duran Godfather of Norwegian Bliss

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced that Elvis Duran, radio personality and on-air host of “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show” will serve as Godfather of its newest ship, Norwegian Bliss. The official honors will take place at the ship christening ceremony on May 30, 2018 at Pier 66 in Seattle. Custom built for the ultimate cruising experience, Norwegian Bliss will boast an array of exhilarating activities, delectable dining options and show stopping performances. Norwegian Bliss, currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. After the naming ceremony…

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MSC Cruises Welcomes Revolutionary MSC Seaside

Chris Cardona
MSC Seaside

At the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone , Italy, MSC Cruises officially took delivery of the MSC Seaside. In attendance for handover ceremony was the President of the Italian Republic , Sergio Mattarella, and other top government officials as well as senior management from MSC Cruises and Fincantieri. MSC Seaside is the largest cruise ship ever built in Italy. Her sister ship, MSC Seaview, launching in 2018, will cruise the Western Mediterranean in the summer of 2018 before repositioning to Brazil for South American cruises beginning in December 2018. As the…

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